He likes to potty all the time, potty all the time

When he's not sharing ice cream with her, he's teaching her to use the potty.

You know your life has changed dramatically when you want to take out a billboard ad to celebrate your almost 3-year-old son wearing underwear for an entire day.

Andrew’s been trying out wearing underwear for a few hours a day, but yesterday was a big step up for him. Except for a pull-up at naptime, he wore underwear all day long and kept it dry. Of course, I badgered him to use the potty just about every 20 minutes, and I became good at knowing the signs that SpongeBob could be in for a flood. Then again, it’s hard to tell if a little boy is holding himself because he needs to go or because it’s just something fun to do. I decided to be cautious.

I even set his training potty in the kids’ room so they could go during naptime if they needed to.

Then at naptime, I hear this discussion coming from the room she shares with Matilda, who has been very reluctant to give into this potty training business.

Andrew: Matilda, take off your diaper.

(Rustling sound)

Andrew: Matilda, pee in the potty. OK? OK. Pull up your skirt.

I ran into the nursery optimistic that Mr. Potty Expert was doing a better job training her than I was, but the potty was empty, even though her diaper was off and her skirt was at her knees. I guess he’ll have to keep at it.